Baessler Homes sprinkler-waiver request tabled while staff seeks code clarification
Oct 8, 2025
Baessler Homes requested a waiver from fire sprinkler requirements for townhomes; trustees tabled the item after staff noted the units are treated as single-family attached with a two-hour firewall and said they would consult Safe built for clarification.
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A request from Baessler Homes to waive a fire sprinkler system for its townhome project was tabled by the Ault Town Board on Oct. 8 while staff seeks additional code clarification. The minutes record discussion about requirements under the International Residential Code and the 2018 Fire Code and note that the townhomes are considered single-family attached with a two-hour firewall.
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